NR26-DL50 on BA6 having just crossed the Wimmera River at Lochiel, west of Dimboola, on its way to Adelaide on the afternoon of Thurs.20.12

G527-X43 leading 9122 loaded grain ex Murrayville approaching the Mallee Highway level crossing just west of Ouyen on Thurs.27.9

GM36-GM45-T368 leading a ballast train just on the Up side of Tarranginnie west of Nhill. - Sat.22.9

After a long wait the footbridge at the Dimboola station is currently under repair. The deck and the stairs at each end have been removed and will be replaced with new materials.

In this view, one end of the structure has been encased in plastic so that the old lead-based paint can be removed in preparation for a repainting. - Wed.5.9

Not a brilliant picture, but a record shot non-the-less.

The unusual combination of NR74-G531-8146-DL42 on the front of up steel service WP2 at Dimboola on the morning of Mon.30.7, in Ghan, Freight Australia, Freightcorp and Pacific National colours respectively (the middel two units are lettered for PN but retain the colours of their previous owners.)

In fading light, XR552 and XR557 make their way through the shadows as they ease loaded grain train 9124 out of the balloon loop at the Birchip GrainFlow Centre onto the main line for the overnight run to Geelong. Mon.9.7.

G519 departing Antwerp (on the Yaapeet branch) as a light engine on the afternoon of Thurs.21.6.

The G was to collect the rake of stored VHBF hoppers, but for an unknown reason the wagons were not taken.

NR5 and AN7 on PM5 crossing NR26 and NR86 on BA6 at Horsham at 15 05 on Tues.22.5 - XR555 was also present in No. 6 road at this time awaiting its run to Melbourne on 9792 that evening.

An Adelaide bound empty GWA grain train hauled by CLP14-CLF5-CLP17 powering through the light mist between Gerang Gerung and Kiata on the morning of Fri.27.4

G522 leading a down empty grain train, destined for Rainbow, as seen through Tarranyurk on Tues.13.3.

Could this be one of the last trains to operate on the Yaapeet line - with the current trends for producers to deliver grain directly to the larger recieval sites such as Dimboola and Birchip, will this be one of the lines to face closure after the government take over of the rail infrastructre?

NR75 in Ghan colours and DL46 in PacificNational colours leading BA6 through Dahlen on the evening of Wed.7.3.

CFCLA's EL63 and VL351 departing Dimboola at around 09 07 on the morning of Sun.18.2 as train number 9759 Melbourne to Adelaide goods.

This was the first member of the VL class to run through western Victoria, on its way to Adelaide for testing and ultimately to Darwin for ore train duties.

GWA locomotives GM42-GM44-2212-CLP8 hauling an empty grain train which originated at Junee in New South Wales and was destined for Adelaide, seen here rounding the curve adjacent to the AWB GrainFlow Centre at Dimboola Loop at 10 30 on the morning of Sat.20.1